The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 177 The affairs of the world depend on the loyal ministers
crazy?

Crazy!
How dare he? !
When Wang Xiang said this, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned and terrified.

Not only them, but Sima Zhao was also stunned at this moment.

The temple suddenly fell silent.

Wang Xiang looked at Lu Yu again, then sat in his seat.

In this eerie silence, the ministers finally realized what had just happened.

The General who was conquering the West wanted all the officials to stand together and fight against Guanqiu Jian's disloyalty, but the newly appointed Minister of Rites, Wang Xiang, stood up and started to rebuke the General?!

Ever since Xiahou Xuan and other ministers were killed, how long has it been since anyone dared to treat Sima's people like this?!

Is this Taichang crazy?

Is he not afraid of death? Or does he have something to rely on?
Just when everyone's minds were blank and completely confused, Sima Zhao finally reacted.

Sima Zhao looked at Wang Xiang in the distance, and suddenly he burst into laughter.

His face was red and he laughed loudly.

"Okay, okay."

Sima Zhao said this and stood up suddenly.

"General."

Zhong Yu quickly stood up and stood in front of Sima Zhao.

Zhong Yu also felt a little scalp tingling at this moment, but when he saw Sima Zhao's defense was broken, he hurried to stop him. Wang Xiang could not be touched easily.

Although Wang Xiang's family was not the best, the Wang family of Langya was not to be trifled with.

Wang Xiang is so famous that if anyone were to touch him, it would certainly cause a huge backlash from public opinion.

Among the Wang family of Langya were also the Governor of Liangzhou Wang Hun, the General of Pingbei Wang Yi, the Prefect of Qinghe Wang Lan and others.

What's more, Wang Xiang was acting so abnormally today, he must have people supporting him. Judging from his expression just now, this matter was most likely related to Shangshu Pushe Lu Yu, which was even more implicated.

If Sima Zhao took action against Wang Xiang now, it would really cause chaos!
Zhong Yu didn't say much, just stared into Sima Zhao's eyes.

Sima Zhao's overwhelming anger was finally suppressed, and he sat back in his seat.

This time his eyes fell on Lu Yu.

It is really difficult to describe Lu Yu's mood at this moment in words. He doesn't understand what happened. Suddenly, a huge pot was placed on his head.

Lu Yu was completely confused. He looked at Wang Xiang in the distance.

He wanted to know what Wang Xiang wanted to do.
His purpose couldn't be to drag me to commit suicide, right?
But Wang Xiang had no intention of doing anything more. He sat quietly in his seat, with his head lowered, and said nothing.

Lu Yu was furious.

He understood what the other party was thinking. They were trying to force him to make a report.

In the current situation, if he did not talk about reform and bring the ministers to his side, what would happen after the court session? Lu Yu did not dare to imagine it at all.

Even though he was the current Shangshu Pushe, the actual controller of the Shangshutai, the problem was that Sima Shi didn't care about this! !
Xu Yun was still the Minister of the Central Secretariat! Did Sima Shi ever hesitate?
Sima Shi's iron-fisted rule certainly stabilized the court and increased the power of the Sima family itself, but it also brought serious consequences.

The ministers have always lived under strong pressure, like frightened birds.

The tragic deaths of ministers in the past proved one thing: as long as one aroused Sima Shi's fear and made him feel threatened, it would be useless no matter what one's identity was, whether one actually participated or not, or even if one voluntarily surrendered.

He will definitely kill you and your entire clan.

In such a situation, if the ministers found that they had aroused Sima Shi's vigilance, they would think without hesitation that Sima Shi wanted to kill them.

Lu Yu also thought so.

He looked at Wang Xiang in the distance and finally stood up.

"I have something to say!"

Wang Xiang lowered his head, and even when Lu Yu stood up, there was no change on his face.

His original idea was to take the lead in this matter, let Chen Qian propose it, and then he would stand behind and reap the benefits.

But now he has aroused Sima Shi's fear, and he might be killed. So he can only change his thinking and change the idea of using Chen Qian to lead the charge to using Lu Yu as the first.

Of course, Lu Yu is not Chen Qian, and it is unlikely to gain complete control by cooperating with him.

But now the situation is urgent. If I submit the memorial directly, the impact will definitely not be as great as Lu Yu's.

Sharing the dominant power with Lu Yuping and letting him stand up to fight against the Sima family is the best solution for Wang Xiang at present.

If you want to force Lu Yu to take the initiative to stand up, you can only resort to such a cruel trick. If you don't bring it up today, we will die together. Even if you clarify that you have nothing to do with me and do not support Guanqiu Jian at all, will Sima Shi believe you?

Can he promise not to kill you?

He betrayed his allies, broke his promises, and killed ministers indiscriminately.

Does Lu Yu dare to trust such a Sima family?

Wang Xiang was not afraid at all that Lu Yu would make the wrong choice.

Lu Yu looked at his ministers and said loudly, "The most important thing right now is not the Huainan issue." "We still have to wait for the angel to return and report the Huainan issue truthfully."

"The problems in the world today stem from the selection of officials!"

"Ever since Duke Xuanwen established Zhongzheng, Zhongzheng has remained unchanged. There are talented people left in the countryside, and there are not enough officials. This has led to the chaos we see today!"

"The indiscriminate killings by Henan officials and the chaos among Hebei residents are all due to this issue."

"I think the Zhongzheng Bank should be reformed."

"There are too few Zhongzheng positions today. It is difficult to distinguish between wise and unwise Zhongzheng officials. Judging by personal likes and dislikes is unfair. I believe that we should not determine rank based on individuals, but rather by clans, and give the Shangshu the power to select officials."

When Lu Yu presented the complete Zhongzheng system to the ministers, the eyes of the ministers present were full of brilliance.

In fact, the Nine-Rank System was originally created to make up for the official promotion system of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty's filial and honest system made the power of talent promotion fall into the hands of local governments, and local governments controlled the quota of filial and honest officials. The Nine-Rank System was to take back this power and put it in the hands of the government. However, due to the disguised compromise, the politics of the aristocratic families became increasingly powerful, and finally led to the system of only considering family background and ignoring personal circumstances.

This is the result of step-by-step development.

This development was devastating to the Jin Dynasty, but it was very encouraging to those in the court.

Almost all the ministers who can sit here can ensure that their clans are aristocratic families. Even if they were not originally, they will be so in the future just because they are sitting here now.

This final result is not good for the middle and lower class aristocratic families, but it is great for the people sitting here!

The family can be rich and powerful from generation to generation, and can even be selected directly through the Shangshu, saving the trouble of assessment.

The ministers, who had originally calmed down because of the fifth-rank title, suddenly became agitated.

The title is very important, but it can only be inherited by one person. However, this reform is different. Everyone in the family can benefit, everyone can come forward, and can get a title for the family. Combining these two will make it even better!

"Mr. Lu is right!"

At this time, Wang Xiang was the first to stand up and spoke loudly.

The ministers suddenly realized, no wonder you all wanted to oppose Sima Zhao just now, it was because of this matter?!

Using this incident to force the Sima family to make concessions?!

The expressions of the ministers changed immediately.

"I think what Lord Lu said makes sense!"

Another minister immediately stood up and said, "I think it's okay!"

Sima Zhao turned around and suddenly his vision went dark, because the minister who stood up was none other than Xun Yi, whom he trusted.

After these three people stood up, there was an uproar in the court.

Sima Zhao took a deep breath. This was what he was most worried about before, but he didn't expect that it would happen.

But he was not afraid. These rebels ignored the etiquette of the temple, but he was the powerful faction in the temple after all!
He frowned, and sure enough, the next moment, a minister stood up and said, "I think it's not possible!"

The one who stood up was Shizhong Zhao Feng, the son of the former Taichang Zhao Zi. Zhao Zi was from Henei and had a very close relationship with the Sima family. The two sides stood together, and as his son, Zhao Feng was also one of Sima Shi's close confidants and obeyed the Sima family's orders.

He angrily said, "How can one rank a person based on his clan?! Does being born into a powerful family mean one is a wise official?"

"Rebels like Wang Ling, Xiahou Xuan, and Li Feng, which one of them didn't come from a prominent family?"

"If we only recruit officials based on clan ties, or even directly through the Ministry of Personnel, can we still recruit truly talented people? They will surely be filled with incompetents. This is a disaster for the world and must not be implemented!"

The ministers were silent.

Do they care about this?
Wang Xiang retorted, "Reform isn't about selecting officials based on family background; it's about ensuring fairness in the selection process! Today's officials, seeking to curry favor with their cronies, ignore the virtuous. There are so many talented people out there, all of them excellent, it's hard to tell who's good. Once the family lineage is established, there's no need for further evaluation. This way, the Zongzheng officials will only consider the talents of the virtuous. That's the true way to select the virtuous!"

"On the contrary, the original policy will lead to the government recruiting incompetent people, bringing disaster to the world!"

Zhao Feng looked at Wang Xiang, furious.

Shameless old thief!

How can you even say something like that?!
The fixed clan system has actually become a fair and just system?
Isn't this just a matter of who gets appointed as an official based on who has a more powerful family?!
Sima Zhao stretched out his hand and asked Zhao Feng, who was about to refute, to return to his seat.

Sima Zhao swaggered to the center of the ministers, then looked at Lu Yu in the distance.

"I don't allow it."

He finally gave up his previous gentle appearance and his face became very cold.

What will you do if Nai Gong doesn’t agree?

This is Sima Zhao's confidence. My family is in charge of all matters in the court. I just don't agree. What can you do? The army is in my hands. Are you planning a rebellion?
Do you really think I don't dare to kill anyone?

I can remove your official positions at will.

But they are all incompetent people. What are these conspiracies and tricks compared to my upright army?

Lu Yu narrowed his eyes, but before he could speak, Wang Xiang shouted again, "General! You are not a minister of the imperial court!"

"Important matters in the court rest with Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the General!"

"Today, the general is seriously ill. I have informed the Queen Mother of this matter, and she said: Yes!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers were immediately in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)